Description
| Medicine | |
| Alchohol Interaction | Taking Losartan with alcohol may excessively lower the blood pressure. |
| Pregnancy Interaction | Zivast L 10 mg/25 mg Tablet is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy.Human and animal studies have shown significant adverse effects on the foetus. Please consult your doctor. |
| Lactation Interaction | Zivast L 10 mg/25 mg Tablet is probably safe to use during lactation. \nLimited human data suggests that the drug does not represent a significant risk to the baby. |
| Common Side Effect | Nausea, Altered taste, Constipation, Stomach pain, Diarrhoea, Headache, Muscle pain, Weakness, Increased glucose level in blood, Nasopharyngitis (inflammation of the throat and nasal passages), Increased potassium level in blood, Increased liver enzymes. |
| How to Use | Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Zivast L 10 mg/25 mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time. |
| Driving | It is not known whether Zivast L 10 mg/25 mg Tablet alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react. |
| Kidney | Zivast L 10 mg/25 mg Tablet is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Zivast L 10 mg/25 mg Tablet is recommended.However, talk to your doctor if you have any underlying kidney disease. Regular monitoring of blood pressure is recommended for better dose adjustment. |
| Liver | Zivast L 10 mg/25 mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Zivast L 10 mg/25 mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Use of Zivast L 10 mg/25 mg Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease. |
| Mechanism of action | Zivast L 10 mg/25 mg Tablet is a combination of two medicines: Atorvastatin and Losartan which treat high blood pressure and cholesterol. Atorvastatin is a lipid-lowering medication (statin). It works by blocking an enzyme (HMG-CoA-reductase) that is required in the body to make cholesterol. It thus lowers |